Wine people, wine places, wine books and….wine!

Tag: Portugal

A Unicorn Wine if ever there was one I really hate the term “unicorn wine”. But if there is such a thing, then this is it. Tinta Grossa. If you’ve heard of it, you’re already ahead of the game. If you’ve tried it, you are in the minority. And if you’ve had it as a […]

Quinta da Falorca – “Old Vines” Garrafeira 2009, 14% abv – from the Dão Is there anything nicer than being pleasantly surprised by how much a wine has to offer? This feeling is even better when you were expecting something really good to begin with. Portugal is already rightly famous for its fortified wines; from Madeira to […]

A half-bottle of vintage pleasure: Warre’s Quinta da Cavadinha 1998 Fortified wines are wines that have had spirit added to them in order to increase the alcohol level. If done to a high enough level while fermentation is occurring, that fermentation will stop and the remaining sugars of the grape must will remain in the […]

Search for:

SnarkyWine is Kevin Gagnon

Classical singer. Wine nerd.
Lover of indigenous grapes.
DipWSET and the first Canadian awarded the title of Weinakademiker.
VIA Italian Wine Ambassador.
Never met a wine region he didn't like.